Charles Paris: A Third BBC Radio Collection
- Author Jeremy Front, Simon Brett
- Narrator Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, Full Cast, various
- Publisher BBC Audio
- Publish Date 24 August 2023
- Run Time 9 hours and 37 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives.
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What to expect
Bill Nighy stars as the irrepressible Charles Paris in these five BBC Radio dramatisations
Actor, alcoholic and amateur sleuth Charles Paris returns in another quintet of humorous theatrical thrillers. All Charles asks for is a nice juicy part in a successful play - but wherever he appears on the bill, murder and mystery always play a starring role...
The Cinderella Killer - Panto seems the perfect way to spend the Christmas season for Charles, but when the show's star is found dead, the slapstick must make way for a murder investigation.
Dead Room Farce - Charles is appearing in a revival of a 1970s farce. But when two cast members die in suspicious circumstances, he suspects foul play is afoot.
Star Trap - When a series of accidents befalls the cast of a West End musical, Charles steps in to investigate. Who is trying to sabotage the show - and why?
A Doubtful Death - Charles has landed a role in an immersive theatre production of Hamlet. But when an actress goes missing, he must decide if it is to be or not to be a murder case... Also included with this story is an exclusive afterword with scriptwriter Jeremy Front, who adapted it from an unproduced screenplay by Simon Brett. He reveals what it's like behind the scenes of Charles Paris, and explains the mechanics of recording for radio.
A Deadly Habit - Offered a job in a verbatim theatre piece set in a monastery, Charles has reservations. Then disaster strikes the production - and he smells criminality...
Written by Jeremy Front
Based on the novels and screenplay by Simon Brett
Produced and directed by Sally Avens
Starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris, Suzanne Burden as Frances and Jon Glover as Maurice
Text copyright © Simon Brett 1977 (Star Trap), 1998 (Dead Room Farce), 2014 (The Cinderella Killer), 2018 (A Deadly Habit), 2020 (A Doubtful Death)
© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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